Author Archives: GoldMark

DESPISED ICON Announces Rarities EP Déterré, New Music In 2023

Despised Icon has announced their 20-year anniversary rarities EP Déterré for October 28. The EP features five songs dating back to 2004, and is available for pre-order here. Vocalist Alex Erian also points out that Despised Icon has new music coming in 2023, so stay tuned for that as well! Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading. […]

R.E.M.’s Anger Comes Into Focus on ‘Welcome to the Occupation’

“Listen to me.” There’s a moment at the end of “Welcome to the Occupation,” where Michael Stipe repeats this phrase over and over, sounding more pained and exasperated with every reiteration. Is he singing in place of the occupied, pleading with the world to recognize their plight? Or is he playing the role of occupier, […]

Van Halen Member Reveals “Panama” Sequel Recording

David Lee Roth recently shared an unreleased solo version of the Van Halen classic “Panama”, recorded “studio live”. It is not presently clear when the recording was made or who the other musicians are that are featured on the track, which was uploaded to Roth’s YouTube channel Thursday night, September 1. David Lee Roth reveals […]

Bruce Springsteen Ticket Prices Ripped by New Jersey Congressman

New Jersey Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr. has launched an attack on Ticketmaster over a controversial pricing scheme for Bruce Springsteen tickets, demanding answers to three questions by the end of the month. Pascrell says he’s been inundated with complaints from constituents who faced the prospect of paying more than $4,500 to attend upcoming shows, with […]

IRIST’s New Single “Surging Ablaze” Is Fiery Post-Metal

Irist is now streaming their urgently furious new single ‘Surging Ablaze” from their coming EP Gloria due out September 16. If you’re a fan of bands like Burst and Cult Of Luna, then you’re going to dig this one for sure. Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading. “‘Surging Ablaze’ is a song about the contemplative journey, […]

UFO’s Phil Mogg Suffers Heart Attack

UFO’s final shows are in doubt after Phil Mogg suffered a heart attack. The 74-year-old frontman says his physician told him he should consider ending his career after the episode last week. “I have just got back from my doctor’s, and obviously asked amongst other things [about] my resuming work, playing, touring, etc.,” Mogg wrote […]

Please Welcome Electric Callboy To The Cover Of Rock Sound! – News

Electric Callboy are a phenomenon, and now they’re ready to tell their story. Electric Callboy’s breathtaking new record, ‘TEKKNO’ is just around the corner, and here they hit the cover of Rock Sound to tell the tale of this era, and everything that led them here. It’s all set across 18+ pages, thousands of words […]